be hurtingAmerican EnglishAmE a) informalUPSET to feel very upset or unhappy about something 感到十分痛苦 Martha’s going through a divorce and really hurting right now. 玛莎目前在闹离婚,内心十分痛苦。
b) NOT HAVEif a group, organization etc is hurting, they do not have something important that they need 〔团体、组织等〕急需,缺乏be hurting for The team is hurting for quarterbacks. 该队急需四分卫。
be hurting• Martha's going through a divorce and really hurting right now.• When Mary left, I knew how much you were hurting.• Tony has a car, a country club membership - he's not hurting.• A lot of people are hurting.• As the recession deepened into slump, the people tried to tell their government they were hurting.• Plus, I was hurt, my leg was hurting.• She was tired, and her arms and back were hurting.• What must be hurting him today is that others did not have the courage to do the same to him.• They told him his protest was hurting his cause.• However, critics say in doing so, Congress is hurting the poorest of the poor.
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